Mr Bojangles

by John denver/ Bob Dylan · posted by dino

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

  
3   6 -5  6  -5  6   -5
I knew a man Bo-jan-gles 

 6  -5   6    -5   5
and he danced for you,

         
 3  -7   7    7     3    6  -5    6
In worn out shoes, with sil-ver hair, 

-5  6  -5    6   -5   6  -5   5
 a rag-ged shirt and bag-gy pants,

             
  3  -7   7    7
the old soft shoe,


 3   -7   -8   7     6    -5  5
He jumped so high, jumped so high


  6   6   6   -5   5    -5 -4 -3 -2
then he light-ly touched d-o-w-n


-3  -3 -3-4 3 2 -1   -3  -3 -3-4 3 2 -1 
Mis-ter B-o-jangles, Mis-ter B-o-jangles,

-3  -3 -3-4  3 2 -1 1 2 3 4
Mis-ter B-o-jangles dance.

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